Hearing for Rural on Tap delayed

ROCKFORD - The Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board hearing for a proposed bar at Rural Oaks Plaza will be delayed another month.

The board was scheduled to meet Wednesday to determine whether to recommend the city to issue a liquor license for Rural on Tap at 1710 Rural St. For the second time, owners decided to push the hearing back a month as they prepare to answer the board's and residents' questions and concerns about the project, Ald. Tom McNamara said.

Neighbors are divided over whether the bar is a good fit for Rural Oaks. Some say it would bring noise and other troubles to the residential area. Others say it will rejuvenate a vacant portion of the strip mall and add culture to the neighborhood.